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NEW DELHI: Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday accused the Congress and RJD of spreading a “misleading narrative” around government schemes, including MGNREGA and its replacement, VB-G RAM G, and said such protests would ultimately help the NDA electorally, including in West Bengal.Addressing reporters, Paswan said, “Parties like…

Ravindra Jadeja (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s premier all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was seen putting in additional work during a specialised training session ahead of the first ODI against New Zealand at the Kotambi Stadium.In a video shared by the BCCI on Sunday, Jadeja was seen engaging in an innovative bowling drill. The all-rounder repeatedly landed…

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli and records continue to go hand in hand, and the Indian batting great added another landmark to his glittering career when he walked out to take the field in the first of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi, Vadodara. With that appearance, Kohli officially…

Disasters don’t just cause infrastructure losses, cripple economies, or claim lives. They shake something far deeper, that is, the very fabric of human existence.Each disaster leaves scars that statistics cannot fully capture silent grief, disrupted childhoods, fractured communities and lives permanently divided into “before” and “after”. Homes swallowed by raging floods erase decades of memory….

‘A tubelight in his mind’: Asaduddin Owaisi hits back at Himanta Biswa Sarma NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday reacted sharply to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s remark that “only a Hindu will become the PM of India,” saying, “He’s a tubelight in his mind.”In a tweet posted by news agency PTI,…

NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Sunday took a jibe at Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar amid a growing push to honour him with the country’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.RJD MP Sudhakar Singh said that despite being ill, Nitish Kumar has served as Bihar’s chief minister for 20 years, which makes him…

NEW DELHI: West Bengal leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday hit out at chief minister Mamata Banerjee, strongly rejecting her allegations about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.In a letter addressed to the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, Adhikari highlighted that Mamata Banerjee’s letter to the EC “appears to be a desperate…

India’s Dhruv Jurel during a training session ahead of the second Test cricket match between India and South Africa, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Dhruv Jurel has been named as injured Rishabh Pant’s replacement for the three-match ODI series, starting from Sunday in Vadodara. Rishabh Pant was on Saturday ruled out of…

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli’s presence in an Indian dressing room is often felt in moments that don’t make the highlights reel, and a small episode from India’s training camp in Vadodara has once again underlined that side of his leadership. Ahead of the opening ODI against New Zealand, a video surfaced on social media showing…

Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir has passed away at 78 after a battle with cancer. His spokesperson confirmed his death, citing complications from lung issues. Weir, a guitarist and vocalist, was a guiding force in American music, building a lasting community through his artistry. He is remembered for his fiery spirit and a legacy intended…